Memorable week for Phil Healy and Ciara Mageean

Phil Healy and Ciara Mageean starred internationally with good early season form while there was a host of championship best performances at the Irish Life Health U20 & U23 Championships in Athlone over the weekend.

Healy impressed in the Vienna International Indoor meeting winning the women’s 400m in 52.31 which was comfortably a European Indoor qualifying time and marks her out as a medal contender for Glasgow in March.